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Officals talk about challenges crafting the LTPS budget INTERVIEW BY BILL SANSERVINO
Lawrence High School baseball players Connor Moore (left) and Robert Kelly.
Senior duo is a cornerstone of the LHS baseball team BY RICH FISHER
If a person can’t get excited about the Lawrence High baseball team this season, they might as well get an excitement gene transplant. The Cardinals return seven everyday players from a team that went 21-7 and reached the Central Jersey Group III cham-
pionship game, and also bring back six pitchers who coach Jim Maher says “can all pitch in college at some level.” Leading the way are Division I commits Robert Kelly and Kellen Moore. Kelly, the Cards shortstop and bullpen closer, is bound for Monmouth. Moore – Lawrence’s No. 1 pitcher and designated hitter – is headed for
Lafayette. It is the first time in Maher’s four decades of coaching that he enters a season with two players already locked up by D-1 schools. “You’ve got the Colonial Valley Conference Pitcher of the Year back, who’s pitched some really big games for us and gave us See BaSeBaLL, Page 12
LHS Field Hockey Wins Mercer County Tournament!
Golden Heart Week at SWS
It’s no secret that increased costs have impacted almost every sector of the economy over the past few years. Municipal governments and school districts are no exception, and in some respects, it’s even more difficult for them. Not ouly are there a number of regulatory requirements imposed by the federal and state governments, they are also tasked with the responsibility to make sure there is as little impact as possibile on a community’s taxpayers. The Lawrence Gazette recently say down with Superintendent Robyn Klim, Business Administrator Thomas Eldridge and Sean Fry, the director of personnel and administrative services to tlk about issues confronting the Lawrence Public School District. Topics addressed in this month’s issue include the 2024’25 budget, the suprintendent’s goals, and a potential reconfiguration of grades currently attending the elementary schools and the Lawrence Intermediate School.
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A lightly edited version of their talk appear in the Q&A below. Other topics discussed will appear in appear in subsequent issues. *** Lawrence Gazette: Things are tough economically for everyone these days. for school districts, costs are up, just like everybone’s costs are up. Can you tell me a little about the budget process and how it’s coming together. Robyn Klim: So I’d actually prefer to default to our business administrator, Tom Eldridge, who is our budget manager. While we work as a team, certainly this is this is his working department’s focus. Thomas Eldridge: Our budget is built, with guidance from our board goals, and I’m sure Robin is going to cover those. Without our board goals, I think we would be—I don’t want to say the word “lost,” but I think we need the goals to guide us. They they set the vision of what’s important for us. So there are so many things important, but our our goals are our priorities. And so we focus on them See SCHOOLS, Page 5
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